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handover
[hand-oh-ver]
noun
the act of relinquishing property, authority, etc..
a handover of occupied territory.
Word History and Origins
Origin of handover1
Example Sentences
"The handover from Serco to Sodexo at Lowdham Grange was the first time a UK prison had been handed over from one private operator to another, and it clearly proved disastrous," he said.
The service has activated plans to manage high demand, including deploying community response cars, increasing clinicians for phone assessments, and speeding up patient handovers at hospitals.
The government expressed regret over the family's action and issued an apology to the South African government and military, who had prepared for the handover.
These craven handovers will have an entirely predictable result: They will only encourage further extortionate suits against news organizations.
Take the handover of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean - the signing ceremony for which is happening today.
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